The COVID-19 pandemic brought about significant changes for college students, teacher education programs, and K-12 schools. During the Spring 2020 semester, universities and K-12 schools cancelled campus activities and moved all instruction online, followed by attempts to re-open with varied instructional modes and precautionary strategies. The experiences of college students and the impact of the pandemic on them are of significant research interest. This study examined COVID-related concerns, engagement in preventive behaviors, and the impact of the pandemic on career intent among preservice teachers compared to students pursuing other career paths. Preservice teachers tended to express lower levels of concern and less often engaged in preventive behaviors compared to other college students, and were more likely to report the pandemic had cause a reconsideration of career path. Results suggest that teacher education programs address these and other pandemic-related issues as universities and K-12 schools continue to adapt to the pandemic.